Inflectional Morphology Mbula language




1 inflectional morphology

1.1 verbal inflection
1.2 inflection of inalienable nouns
1.3 pronoun inflection





inflectional morphology

the types of inflectional processes in language on verbs person , number of subject, inflection of inalienable nouns person , number of genitives pronoun person/number distinctions.


verbal inflection

verbs typically index person , number of subject of sentence following set of subject prefixes:


1sg - ang


2sg - nothing ~ ku


3sg - i


1pl.inc - t


1pl.exc - am


2pl - k


3pl - ti


inflection of inalienable nouns

mbula contains class of nouns obligatorily inflected genitive suffixes. inalienable describes semantic nature of nouns. is, semantically considered in speakers’ minds inalienable or inseparable something. examples include body parts , family members – concepts exist in relation else, way edge cannot exist without being edge of something. following list of genitive suffixes:


gen.1sg - ng


gen.2sg - m


gen.3sg - vnv


gen.1pl.inc - ndv


gen.1pl.inc - yam


gen.2pl - yom


gen.3pl - n


pronoun inflection

pronouns in mbula inflect first, second , third person singular, dual , plural, inclusive , exclusive in first person. change depending on whether in nominative, accusative, referent or locative case. following table details paradigm:








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